Brower Double Date

Last Saturday we were excited to get to double with Chris and Krissy. So I will quickly update for our sake in the future. Chris casually dated Krissy shortly after he came home from his mission. They got to a point they were trying to decide if they would be part of each others future. Chris wasn't really ready for anything serious and decided to break it off and date other girls. But Krissy really liked Chris and really felt like they should continue to date with the possibility of it becoming more. So as you can imagine she was really disappointed when he didn't feel the same way. But shortly after breaking it off the church came out with the age change and Krissy decided to put in her papers and go. She was called to Chile. While on her mission she occasionally thought of Chris but had come to terms before she left that he would probably marry before she returned home. After she had been out about a year Chris felt the need/want to write her as you can imagine she was nervous but excited to hear from him(thinking he may be writing to tell her he was getting married). They exchanged emails regularly for the remainder of her mission. I think at this point they knew that there was something there they wanted to explore. After she had been home a couple of days they were able to get together and see one another. It was like they had never been apart. They are now making plans to get married and start their future together. Anyways back to the double date. Matt and Chris had talked about wanting to get together for a double date and Saturday was the day. They got to our house about 5 after a few quick instructions to our babysitter we were off. We all rode together and we had decided we wanted to do BBQ. So we chose a place rated number 1 in the state 4 years in a row. One thing that worked out really well is that it was in Huntsville so it gave us more time to visit both going up and coming back. The drive was beautiful I love the area a lot. Conversation was so easy and we talked about so many things. Everything from serious stuff to lighthearted silly stuff. We finished our food and just sat and talked for another hour or so. Krissy comes from a really tight knit family much like mine. Im really hoping I can have a relationship with her much like I have with my own sisters. She also loves to boat which is my favorite. I think there are things that we can really teach/help each other with to make us better women/wives/mothers and I can't wait for that. She has talents that I am not the best at and vs versa. I really can't remember the last time I laughed so hard or so often. As the sun started to set we decided to pack up and head for home. We went through Mountain Green to get home so we could take Trappers loop...another beautiful drive. Once we got home we made sure the kids were settled in bed and settled in on the couch for more great conversation. By 11 we decided we should probably call it a night. We had such a great time getting to know Krissy and seeing her with Chris was so fun. I can't quite explain how much of a carefree and enjoyable night it was. Matt and I are looking forward to many more double dates with them its so fun to have family to double with that is more like friends.